Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EZCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876523
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock Class A Non-voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	51,924,627
Common Stock Class B Voting
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	2,970,171